just as important as being well educated? I know I couldn’t‚ but this is how the Victorians in the Victorian Era lived. Everything they did and said‚ revolved around some sort of manners or etiquette. Etiquette is the code of polite behavior. Manners and etiquette had a major impact on making the Victorian Era a better society (Gaby). Why were manners and etiquette so important in the Victorian Era? In the Victorian Era men and women were judged based on their manners. If your manners were good‚
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Either to reveal character and personal tastes‚ to show status or the time period when they were born. A prime example of such fashion being the Victorian Era of clothing. Garments in this time period ranged in many styles as the years pass‚ all of which unique in its own way. Men‚ women‚ and children specifically. To begin with‚ women’s appearance in the Victorian era was constantly being modified. For example‚ hair was worn either long or in a bun‚ particularly a style known as a chignon. At the time
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Women in the Victorian age The traditional view of the angel of the house Women in the Victorian period fell under patriarchy’s social roles more than any time in history. It had been usual for women to work alongside husbands and brothers in the family business in earlier centuries. But as the 19th century progressed‚ men started working in the factories and shops‚ while women were left at home all day to and giving them the role of being the angel of the house. The traditional Victorian image of the
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The Victorian era must have been a boring time for house wives and children. So‚ what was the saving grace that took their boredom away? Parlor games! So‚ what was so great about them? What were the most popular games? Who made the games? What ones are still being played today? Parlor games were a big hit in the Victorian era and some are still being played today. Here are a few of the best. Squeak piggy squeak‚ a mixture and twist of blind man’s bluff. This was a game that was very popular in the
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year during the Victorian Era to one of the many fatal diseases that you could have caught. This topic is about the diseases that many British people caught in the Victorian era. Some were fatal some were bearable. Some had cures as others didn’t. It was different back then because they did not have cures for things like the flu‚ now days we do. There were many of very bad diseases out there and many of them were deadly. Smallpox like many of the other diseases in the Victorian era was very much
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The Victorian Era and The French Lieutenant ’s Woman The French Lieutenant ’s Woman is a 1981 film of historical fiction‚ contrasting present day relationships‚ morality and industry with that of the Victorian era in the 1850s. It is an adaptation of a novel by John Fowles‚ the script was written by Harold Pinter. The setting is in England‚ Lyme and London specifically‚ where Charles‚ a Darwinian scientist is courting the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The film depicts Charles as
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identification. Positive and negative interactions‚ imparting an essential role in influencing one’s sense of personal‚ familial and social belonging is effectively explored in Baz Luhrmann’s romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992) and the anthology Sisters. An authority figure‚ head of an organisation‚ expectations of conformity by followers negatively affects the followers’ or one’s sense of personal belonging. Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom effectively undertakes the exploration of this
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Anne Norton’s The Signs of Shopping starts her essay out with shopping at the mall. Shopping at the mall briefly describes what the mall is and who is there‚ for example‚ she explains that the mall is the only place where young and old of different cultures come together in one place. She goes on discussing how women use the mall to escape the household and for a sense of dependency. Thus more‚ surrounding themselves with women and simply enjoying their time with each other at the mall. However‚
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The Victorian Era was well known for employing young children in factories‚ mines‚ and as chimney sweeps. Since children were expected to help towards the family budget‚ they often were working long hours in dangerous conditions for low wages. Several kids lost limbs or even their lives performing these jobs. Multiple Factory Acts were passed to prevent the exploitation of children in the workplace. However‚ children of poor families would still leave school at very young ages and be forced to
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Spoon River Anthology The Spoon River Anthology is a story of many different cultured people all dying in a small town known as Spoon River. This play was based upon free-verse‚ and gravestone epitaphs‚ where the dead actually told their own story. The mood of the play was very dark. The lighting for this play set the mood‚ timid yet bold in some moments. The Scenery was based around a large grave stone. I wish there would have been more props; it would have made the play a lot more interesting
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